Toy.



Rf. LUKSTAT.

TOY.

APPLICATION FILED JuLv1.1915.

1,157,166. Patented oet. 19, 1915.

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ROMAN ILUKSTAT, OF FHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

TOY.

Specification of Letters atent.

Patented Get. 19. 1915.

Application led July 1`, 1915. Serial No. 37.458.

Be it known that I, RoMAN LUKsTArr, a subject of the Czar of Russia,residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and vState ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toys,of which the following is a. specificattion.

My invention relates to improvements in toys, and more particularly toan improved toy wind mill, the object of the invention being to providea toy wind mill in which the wind mill is caused to revolve by themovement of a cord or other ieXible device.

A further object is to provide a toy of the character stated which maybe manufactured and sold at an extremely'low price. and which will amuseand entertain.

lith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction and combinationsand ar` rangements ofparts as will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out intheclaims.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a view in front elevationillustrating my improved toy. Fig. 2 is a view in .longitudinal sectionon the line 2 2 of Fig. 1, the wind mill shaft and coperating partsbeing shown in elevation, and Fig. 3 is a frag- `mentary view in sectionon the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

1 represents a casing which is so shaped as to represent a mill, that isto say it is of general rectangular shape in horizontal section, is ofgreater length than' breadth, and is provided with a hip roof 2,composed of two sections or plates which are preferably removable foraccess into the interior of the casing. In the upper end of the casing,a

shaft Y3 is mounted. This shaft extends through the front and rear[Walls of the casing and is held against longitudinal movement bytransverse pins 4, projected through the shaft as shown clearly in Fig.2. Onthe outer end of the shaft, a toy Wind wheel 5 is secured, andconsists of any number of blades orvanes 6 secured to a central head 7on shaft 3.

8 vrepresents a drum loosely mounted on shaft 3, and 9 is a coiledspring located around shaft 3', secured at one end `to the casing 1, andatl its other endto the drum 8. This spring serves forcing the d rumtoward the front Wall of the casing, and also operates to turn the thedouble function of.

drum in one direction as will hereinafter appear." A ratchet clutch l()is secured to.

the forward face of drum 8. and engages a pin 11 on shaft 3. the partsbeing held in engagement by the spring 9.

l2 represents a cord or other flexible device which is secured ait oneend to the drum 8, is wound around the drum, and extends through anopening 1d in the bottom 'of casing 1, and a button or other hand hold1-1 is preferably provided on the end of the cord. \Vliile I shallhereinafter refer to this part 1:2 as a cord, it is to be understoodthat I use this term in the broad. sense to cover any fiexible deviceadapted for theI purpose.

The operation is as follows: The casing 1 is held in one hand, while thecord 12 is given a downward pull, causingothe drum S to revolve and turnshaft El by reason of the engagement of ratchet clutch 10 with pin 11.IVh'en the end of the pull is reached. the momentum of the shaft andwind wheel will cause the same to turn beyondxthe movement imparted bythe drum, and this is permitted by reason of the ratchet clutch 10,which allows the pin 11 to ride freely in one direction. This pull onthe cord also operates to wind or contract spring 9, so that when thecord is released, the spring will turn the drum in the reverse directionto wind the. cord thereon, and this movement is also permitted by theratchet clutch, so that the shaft is turned only in one direction, andis free to revolve in the other direction to the full force of themomentum imparted by the drum.

Various slight changes might be made in the general form and arrangementof parts described without departing from my invention, and hence I donot limit myself to the precise details set forth. but consider myselfat liberty to make such changes .and alterations as fairly fall withinthe spirit and scope of thel appended claims.

Having thus describedmy inventiomwhat I claim as new and desire tosecureby Letters Patent is:

4 1. A toyof the character described, comprising a casing, a shaftmounted in the casing and projecting therefrom, a toy Wind mill securedto the outer end of the shaft, a drum loose on the shaft, a cord securedto and wound upon the drum, said cord projecting from the casing, aratchet clutch connecting the drum and the shaft, and elastic meansconnected to the drum and adapted to turn the same in one direction,substantially as described.

2. A toy of the' character described, comprising a casing, a shaftmounted in the eas-y ing and projecting therefrom, a toy Wind `inillsecured to the outer end of the shaft, a [drum loose on the shaft, acord secured to 'and Wound upon the drum, said cord proprising a casing,a shaft mounted in the casing and projecting therefrom, a toy Wind millsecured to the outer end of the shaft, a drum loose on the shaft, a"cord secured to and Wound upon the drum, said cord projecting from thecasing, a ratchet clutch connecting the drum and the shaft, elasticmeans connected to the drum and adapted to turn the same in onedirection, said elastic means comprising a coiled spring located aroundthe shaft, secured at oneiend t the casing, and at its other end to thedrum, substantially as described.

4. A toy of the character described, comprising a casing, a shaftmounted in the casing and projecting therefrom, a toy Wind mill securedto the outer end of the shaft, a drum loose on the shaft, a cord securedto and Wound upon the drum, said cord projecting from the casing, aratchet clutch connecting the drum and the shaft, elastic means holdingthe ratchet clutch in operative engagement and operating to wind thedrum in one direction, said elastic means comprising a coiled springlocated around the shaft, secured at, one end to the casing, and at itsother end to the drum, substantially 'as described.

5. A toy of the character described, comprising a casing, a shaftprojecting through the casing, a toy wind wheel on the outer end of theshaft, a drum mounted loosely on the shaft, a cord wound upon andsecured to the drum, said cord projecting from the casing, a pin on theshaft in the casing, a ratchet clutch carried by the drum and engagingthe pin, and a coiled spring located around the shaft, secured at oneend to the casing, and at its other end to the drum, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses.

ROMAN LUKSTAT.

Witnesses:

C. E. PoTTs, MARIE JACKSON.

